Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Mills County, Iowa, August 28, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries14
Length38.3 mi
Width533 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.92, -95.77) to the end point (40.53, -95.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 28, 1979, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Mills County, Fremont County, Page County
- Near the path
- Farragut, Anderson (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 38.3 miles long, up to 533 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 28, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1979 | F2 | Kansas | 10.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 1.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 6.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Iowa | 1.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.